UN claims only 57% of Nigerians have access to electricity

The United Nations (UN) global energy progress report says 110.7 million Nigerians, out of a 195.8 million estimated population had access to electricity as of 2018.

The UN launched the report on Thursday.

The figure represents a 57 percent national electricity access rate.

This is way below the global average of 90 per cent. It is expected that Nigerians would argue that fewer than 57 percent have electricity access.

The report indicated an increase in the number of Nigerians with access by 34.6 million people from 76.1 million in 2010.

It noted that the world has made “promising progress’’ towards ensuring universal access to sustainable energy over the last decade.

The number of people without access to electricity dropped from 1.2 billion globally in 2010 to 789 million in 2018.

In Nigeria, the number of people without access increased from 82.4 million in 2010 to 85.2 million in 2018.